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Blue_true

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83. Look, I hate to say this.

Wed Aug 16, 2017, 04:33 PM

Aug 2017

But looks like your marriage is over. That was not ignorance your wife displayed, her deep feelings came out. Your choice seem to be either become like her and stay married or get a divorce.

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Just had big argument with my wife about Trump [View all] Doodley Aug 2017 OP

I am so sorry Phoenix61 Aug 2017 #1

She needs a reality check. And you, in all honesty, might need a divorce. Gravitycollapse Aug 2017 #2

Not an option. I married through love, and good times and bad. Doodley Aug 2017 #4

Is she capable of critical thought? Gravitycollapse Aug 2017 #10

No - not on politics - she's been exposed to the brainwashing media on the right - her family are Doodley Aug 2017 #26

Then the only option really is to leave her. Life is too short to live with that kind of mess. Gravitycollapse Aug 2017 #33

That would be a deal breaker for me trixie2 Aug 2017 #104

Where there good times for you when Barack Obama was President? Tikki Aug 2017 #57

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2017 #123

Yup - politics is all that ever matters. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2017 #28

If your car hated black people I would say it's time for a new one. Gravitycollapse Aug 2017 #34

My wife doesn't hate black people. I have never thought that. Doodley Aug 2017 #38

She doesn't hate black people but blames neo-nazi violence on a black man? Gravitycollapse Aug 2017 #42

of course she does obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #69

If your car hated first nation, mexicans, black, asian, jew, muslims, and lgbt Americans... RestoreAmerica2020 Aug 2017 #78

And you are Break time Aug 2017 #3

Your wife is dumb. Sorry. LexVegas Aug 2017 #5

Seriously where did she hear this from - totally messed up. Justice Aug 2017 #6

I've seen it on twitter leftynyc Aug 2017 #13

She comes from a racist family. An example is when we were looking for houses. Her mother Doodley Aug 2017 #20

Yeah, I'd get a divorce. Spider Jerusalem Aug 2017 #7

Holy hell. That sounds awful. MontanaMama Aug 2017 #8

I unraveled on election night also. Blue_true Aug 2017 #88

I can relate. I get in some pretty heated discussions with my wife. redstateblues Aug 2017 #9

Ask her leftynyc Aug 2017 #11

Good point. I will save that for another time! Doodley Aug 2017 #40

While I can certainly appreciate leftynyc Aug 2017 #43

sigh... lester94111 Aug 2017 #12

1) Don't yell at your wife. Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #14

I think she said it because I told her that she always has to defend Trump. Yes Doodley Aug 2017 #21

"I told her that she always has to defend Trump" Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #25

The sunshine will come when Trump goes. He is one of the worst things I have Doodley Aug 2017 #44

No. No sunshine when he goes. She will remain who WhiteTara Aug 2017 #103

Yeah, he had me until he said he yelled at his wife Yupster Aug 2017 #121

Calm down, in the end you're on the same side against Benedict Donald. After a while ask for the ... uponit7771 Aug 2017 #15

My wife -who is a D and hates tRump - asked yesterday if tRump had a point stopbush Aug 2017 #16

That's it. Thank you. nt Ilsa Aug 2017 #18

The Confederacy tried to destroy the country. - you are absolutely asiliveandbreathe Aug 2017 #35

Actually, Washington and Jefferson SHOULD get scrutiny Fluke a Snooker Aug 2017 #74

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2017 #90

WTH... Fluke a Snooker Aug 2017 #107

How do you personally hold yourself accountable for Columbus killing stopbush Aug 2017 #109

It was the start of the entire sordid experience non-whites endured from whites... Fluke a Snooker Aug 2017 #112

My best friend finally just divorced her psycho Trump loving husband womanofthehills Aug 2017 #120

Exactly it is the RW talking points LeftInTX Aug 2017 #101

OMG. I guess she's been reading some bs Ilsa Aug 2017 #17

She stayed Monday night with her mother who always has Faux News on. Doodley Aug 2017 #24

You're sweet. And no one wants to wreck, even in a minor way, Ilsa Aug 2017 #41

Sounds like she needs some antivenom StarryNite Aug 2017 #93

ask her for the facts Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #19

This! hamsterjill Aug 2017 #47

Sounds like she drinks True Dough Aug 2017 #60

Touche' hamsterjill Aug 2017 #64

+1, calmly just ask where the person got that from as objectively as possible uponit7771 Aug 2017 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author shraby Aug 2017 #22

PLEASE fix your title! N/t Fluke a Snooker Aug 2017 #58

Colored? DesertRat Aug 2017 #73

You need to ask her. Scoopster Aug 2017 #23

That must be so difficult..like having a spouse who drinks and you don't.. asiliveandbreathe Aug 2017 #27

I hope your husband makes a good recover and maybe there will Doodley Aug 2017 #36

Today is the first day I have felt some relief - he is on the mend..walking gingerly - asiliveandbreathe Aug 2017 #51

please seek help for your wife. spanone Aug 2017 #29

You need a divorce. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2017 #30

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2017 #96

Married almost 40 years to a woman who is not an idiot. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2017 #108

Hmmm - now just WHY would Mr Obama organize a white supremacists/Nazi rally? jmg257 Aug 2017 #31

Didn't you iron these things out before you got married? Dave Starsky Aug 2017 #32

True story Egnever Aug 2017 #59

So you met in a political context. Dave Starsky Aug 2017 #75

Well not really Egnever Aug 2017 #81

Lord, get counseling. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2017 #37

Damn! I'm so fortunate that my wife and I agree on nearly everything, especially when it comes to Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2017 #39

You're in a difficult situation. I don't know how anyone copes with procon Aug 2017 #45

First off, ask her what evidence there is that PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2017 #46

I know that sick feeling. Every night when I turn on the TV downstairs, it's been tuned to FOX NEWS. BamaRefugee Aug 2017 #48

Good that sucks Egnever Aug 2017 #98

Wow Egnever Aug 2017 #49

People often ignore politics when choosing a mate. Big mistake. nt Blue_true Aug 2017 #76

Yup Egnever Aug 2017 #87

I could never marry a Racist. sarcasmo Aug 2017 #50

Silver Lining: A good opportunity for make-up sex! aikoaiko Aug 2017 #52

Newlywed? Lebam in LA Aug 2017 #53

No offense titaniumsalute Aug 2017 #54

If your spouse supports Drumpf, DIVORCE NOW!! Fluke a Snooker Aug 2017 #55

don't let trump ruin your marriage AlexSFCA Aug 2017 #56

And what Point would that be????????? womanofthehills Aug 2017 #84

Well you came to the right place for advice on marital counseling. grantcart Aug 2017 #61

Tell her that what she is saying makes absolutely no sense. If it does to her then she needs to The Wielding Truth Aug 2017 #110

tell my wife? I don't think so. lol grantcart Aug 2017 #114

I'm so sorry wryter2000 Aug 2017 #62

I knew Obama was smooth and a damn fine president...but a Jedi Master too? Daaaayummmmm.... Moostache Aug 2017 #63

Ars longa, trump brevis. This too shall pass. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2017 #65

I hate to say this, but that sounds like an "irreconcilable difference". Ken Burch Aug 2017 #66

You're married to a nazi sympathizer nini Aug 2017 #67

Dude. She's your wife. Don't wreck your family for that toad. Fix it, quick. lindysalsagal Aug 2017 #68

How do you fix a mate who is not rational? womanofthehills Aug 2017 #85

You don't fix your wife. You accept. He's not worth ruining a marriage. lindysalsagal Aug 2017 #117

lulz obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #71

FWIW wryter2000 Aug 2017 #72

I worked for a guy once. Blue_true Aug 2017 #82

He sounds like a good man wryter2000 Aug 2017 #89

The guy is. One of the most fundamentally people that I have known. Blue_true Aug 2017 #92

My checklist for marrying someone MyNameGoesHere Aug 2017 #77

Same here. nt Blue_true Aug 2017 #94

These things are usually worked out in the dating stage. Dave Starsky Aug 2017 #95

I wish you luck renate Aug 2017 #79

Who cares who organized it? Look at the folks who willingly marched. beachjustice Aug 2017 #80

Look, I hate to say this. Blue_true Aug 2017 #83

Ask her how long she has listened to Rush Limbaugh Vinnie From Indy Aug 2017 #86

Tell her you love her but her statement bothered you and you want to know the basis. Shrike47 Aug 2017 #91

Nurture or Nature... StarryNite Aug 2017 #97

I myself have never persuaded anyone of the correctness of my views by shouting. struggle4progress Aug 2017 #99

Yeahhhhhh. That's some weapons-grade stupid right there. nt Codeine Aug 2017 #100

If you want to stay married to this woman Warpy Aug 2017 #102

She thinks Obama ( a black man) "organized" white supremacist? SummerSnow Aug 2017 #105

Today, when couples start thinking about getting married.... SummerSnow Aug 2017 #106

Dude gibraltar72 Aug 2017 #111

Typical example, and not an extreme one Awsi Dooger Aug 2017 #113

She must have been watching Fox blueinredohio Aug 2017 #115

I'm so sorry. crosinski Aug 2017 #116

Hopefully greytdemocrat Aug 2017 #118

Not good for the marriage if it upsets you that much mvd Aug 2017 #119

To all those saying, "divorce her"...hold on a minute. progressoid Aug 2017 #122